A Summary of the Nearly Million Officials Disciplined Under Xi Jinping

A Summary of the Nearly Million Officials Disciplined Under Xi Jinping
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on July 5, 2017. Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been relentless in his pursuit of corrupt officials within the Chinese Communist Party, cementing his power along the way. Most of the officials he has purged through his anti-corruption campaign are Party members loyal to former leader Jiang Zemin, whose faction has stubbornly opposed Xi’s rule.
With the upcoming 19th national congress approaching—when the party will unveil its leadership for the next five years—observers are wondering who will rise up, and who will get taken down.